Bottle Details
SMWS Code
78.74
Distillery
Ben Nevis
ABV
58.7%
Age
9 Years
Cask
Ex-Bourbon Hogshead, 2nd Fill Ex-Px Hogshead
Vintage
2014
Region
Highland
Flavor Profile
Young & Spritely
Category
Scotch
The whisky presents pinewood saps, new leather strops, treacle tart and natural tar extracts. Hessian, herbal ointments and youthful brandy notes are also evident. With water, the nose evolves toward sawn rosewood, lemon rinds, lightly sooty and mineralic qualities, followed by toasted almonds and hand cream impressions.
It opens with eucalyptus resins, shoe polish, herbal toothpaste and lanolin, displaying a lovely balance between medical, earthy and darkly fruity characteristics. Reduction reveals polished leather, sooty and herbal touches, with hints of wintergreen, unlit cigars and ginger coated in bitter dark chocolate.
The finish is marked by lingering leather and herbal notes with subtle mineralic undertones and a gentle spice.
Pinewood saps, new leather strops, treacle tart and some lovely natural tar extracts were all noted up front. We also detected hessian, herbal ointments and youthful brandy notes. A little water evolved the nose towards sawn rosewood, lemon rinds, lightly sooty and mineralic notes, then toasted almonds and impressions of hand cream. The palate opened with eucalyptus resins, shoe polish, herbal toothpaste and lanolin. We noted a lovely balance between medical, earthy and darkly fruity. Reduction brought polished leather, sooty and herbal touches, hints of wintergreen, unlit cigars and ginger coated in bitter dark chocolate. After being matured for four years in a bourbon hogshead, we then transferred this whisky into a second fill PX sherry hogshead.